Genghis Khan's downfall: 15 years for cocaine in Thruway stop

10:26 PM,
Sep. 19, 2013

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A 24-year-old Brooklyn man sharing the name of a notorious barbarian warlord has received a 15-year prison sentence for having cocaine.

Genghis Khan has a violent criminal record that includes four felony convictions, Rockland District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said of this week's sentencing.

In April 2012, state troopers nabbed Khan on drug charges during a stop of a 2001 Chevrolet heading north on the state Thruway in Clarkstown. The troopers found Khan had 5 ounces of cocaine and a small amount of marijuana. ...